1984.0
by George Orwell
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Recommended by 37 sources and appears in Politics, Human Rights, and Satire.
Among the seminal texts of the 20th century, Nineteen EightyFour is a rare work that grows more haunting as its futuristic purgatory becomes more real. Published in 1949, the book offers political satirist George Orwell's nightmarish vision of a totalitarian, bureaucratic world and one poor stiff's attempt to find individuality. The brilliance of ...
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Recommended by 37 sources and appears in Politics, Human Rights, and Satire.
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